Tension Mounts in Haiti Ahead of Election Results

A supporter of the Fanmi Lavalas party presidential candidate, Marise Narcisse, protest in front of a police barricade in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Nov. 22 2016.

Haiti voted in presidential, parliamentary and local elections on Sunday that were meant to end a year of political and economic uncertainty. A previous vote in October 2015 was annulled due to allegations of widespread fraud. Official results are not expected until next week.

— Bahare Khodabande / EPA

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A police officer drives a police truck with its windshield smashed on Nov. 21.

A supporter of presidential candidate Maryse Narcisse holds a poster with her image on Nov. 21.

Despite electoral law banning demonstrations for candidates, political parties or groups between Election Day and when the results are announced, the Fanmi Lavalas party issued a statement praising the protests.

— Ricardo Arduengo / AP

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Men help a woman affected by tear gas used by police officers on Nov. 22.